Deja Boo: Bay Sox suffer another walk-off loss

Friday

Jun 20, 2014 at 12:01 AM

There's no clock in baseball.

STAFF REPORT

There's no clock in baseball.

The Bay Sox might wish there was.

For the second straight day, New Bedford suffered through a walk-off loss in a game it lead in the ninth inning. The latest devastating defeat came 3-2 at the hands of the Ocean State Waves at Old Mountain Field in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Ocean State (7-2) got a gap-shot double from Jordan Mountford (Bryant) which scored Tim Caputo (Rhode Island) from third and Alec Diamond from second for the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth. Bay Sox (1-8) closer Dan Wertz (Sacred Heart) suffered his first blown save and loss of the season.

New Bedford had taken a 2-1 lead into the ninth thanks to a pinch-hit RBI single from Andre Davis that plated Brad Johnson (West Virginia). Reed Mason (UMass Amherst) started for the Bay Sox and gave up a run in the second inning. New Bedford responded in the third when David Mackinnon (Hartford) singled home Joey Cecere (North Georgia).

Pitching for both teams was dominant throughout. Mason and Jeremy Peron (Holy Cross) combined to facing the bare minimum from the third inning through the eighth.

The Waves pitching staff was just as effective. Connor LeBlanc, who earned a no decision, went five innings, allowing five hits and one run. Mark Lukowski (Creighton) got the win for the Waves, pitching in relief.

The Bay Sox return home tonight for a 6:30 p.m. non-league game aginst the Cranberry League All-Star team. The game can be heard on the NECBL broadcast network.

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